Ninus

Ninus (died 2189 BC) was the mythological King of Assyria from 2241 BC to 2189 BC, and the founder of Nineveh. Ninus was often compared to the Biblical figure Nimrod, who taught the Persians to worship fire.

Biography
Ninus was the son of Belus, and he became King of Assyria in 2241 BC. He conquered the whole of the Levant and Anatolia in 17 years with the help of Ariaeus of Arabia and founded the first empire, defeating King Barzanes of Armenia (whom he spared) and Pharnus of Media (whom he crucified). Ninus conquered all neighboring Asian countries apart from India and Bactria, and he led an army of 2,000,000 troops in a war against King Oxyartes of Bactria. He took Semiramis, the wife of one of Oxyartes' officers, as his wife, but Semiramis later had Ninus murdered.